North Carolina State University Athletics
Saturday, September 26
VMI (Lexington, Va.)
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NC State
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SEARC 1
NC State Rifle Opens Season With Win at SEARC 1
9/26/2015 8:55:00 PM | Rifle
Sophomore Caitlyn Ford records a career best in air rifle
LEXINGTON, Va. – The NC State rifle team opened the 2015-16 season with a strong performance at the first South Eastern Air Rifle Conference (SEARC) match to claim first place at the competition held in Kilboure Hall on VMI's campus.
The Wolfpack finished first out of six teams to move to 6-0 on the year, while also claiming four victories against SEARC foes (4-0). The Pack fired a team score of 4593 to finish first, while North Georgia was second at 4505 and VMI was third with a 4442.
Miller's Minute
Opening statement…
"I think we performed pretty well for our first match," said head coach Keith Miller. "Our team score was okay, but given a number of freshmen on the team and a late start to smallbore training, it's a reasonable place to be."
On the team's strong performance in air rifle…
"Our air rifle score was really good, 2332, only being four points off our school record."
On the team's smallbore performance…
"Smallbore held us back a little today, as our 2261 in that event was a little lower than we hoped it would be. We knew there would be some rough spots in smallbore, so that's acceptable at this point."
Worth Noting
- NC State shooters charted the top-three scores in the air rifle competition and five of the top-six scores in smallbore.
- Senior Daniel Cliff matched his career best with a 587 clip to finish first in the air rifle discipline, while freshman Tyler Lefebvre had a stellar collegiate debut to finish atop the smallbore event with a score of 569.
- Caitlyn Ford, a sophomore from Fairfax, Va., fired a personal-best score of 586 in air rifle to finish second in the event.
Air Rifle Notes
- The Wolfpack finished with a team score of 2332 in the air rifle discipline, just four points shy of matching the program record at 2336.
- Joining Cliff and Ford atop the air rifle standings was junior Lucas Kozeniesky with a score of 583, while classmate Alex Martin and sophomore Derya Pekari fired scores of 576 and 574 to finish fifth and sixth, respectively.
- Redshirt junior George Williams tallied a 570, along with freshman William Marciniak.
- Also making their collegiate debuts, Cullen Wargo recorded a 565, Claire Spina a 560 and Tyler Lefebvre with a score of 558.
Smallbore Notes
- In the smallbore competition, NC State compiled a team total of 2261.
- Lefebvre's tally of 569 led the way, while Kozeniesky was a close second with a 566.
- Pekari and Martin each recorded a score of 563 and Marciniak shot a 562.
- Ford charted a 550 and Cliff tallied a 547 to round out the top-15 scores in the event.
- Spina had a 541, while Williams shot a 540 and Wargo a 538.
Up Next
NC State will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 17, when it travels Annapolis, Md., for a Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) match against Navy.
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The Wolfpack finished first out of six teams to move to 6-0 on the year, while also claiming four victories against SEARC foes (4-0). The Pack fired a team score of 4593 to finish first, while North Georgia was second at 4505 and VMI was third with a 4442.
Miller's Minute
Opening statement…
"I think we performed pretty well for our first match," said head coach Keith Miller. "Our team score was okay, but given a number of freshmen on the team and a late start to smallbore training, it's a reasonable place to be."
On the team's strong performance in air rifle…
"Our air rifle score was really good, 2332, only being four points off our school record."
On the team's smallbore performance…
"Smallbore held us back a little today, as our 2261 in that event was a little lower than we hoped it would be. We knew there would be some rough spots in smallbore, so that's acceptable at this point."
Worth Noting
- NC State shooters charted the top-three scores in the air rifle competition and five of the top-six scores in smallbore.
- Senior Daniel Cliff matched his career best with a 587 clip to finish first in the air rifle discipline, while freshman Tyler Lefebvre had a stellar collegiate debut to finish atop the smallbore event with a score of 569.
- Caitlyn Ford, a sophomore from Fairfax, Va., fired a personal-best score of 586 in air rifle to finish second in the event.
Air Rifle Notes
- The Wolfpack finished with a team score of 2332 in the air rifle discipline, just four points shy of matching the program record at 2336.
- Joining Cliff and Ford atop the air rifle standings was junior Lucas Kozeniesky with a score of 583, while classmate Alex Martin and sophomore Derya Pekari fired scores of 576 and 574 to finish fifth and sixth, respectively.
- Redshirt junior George Williams tallied a 570, along with freshman William Marciniak.
- Also making their collegiate debuts, Cullen Wargo recorded a 565, Claire Spina a 560 and Tyler Lefebvre with a score of 558.
Smallbore Notes
- In the smallbore competition, NC State compiled a team total of 2261.
- Lefebvre's tally of 569 led the way, while Kozeniesky was a close second with a 566.
- Pekari and Martin each recorded a score of 563 and Marciniak shot a 562.
- Ford charted a 550 and Cliff tallied a 547 to round out the top-15 scores in the event.
- Spina had a 541, while Williams shot a 540 and Wargo a 538.
Up Next
NC State will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 17, when it travels Annapolis, Md., for a Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) match against Navy.
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